作者	MaureenWheelerTonyWheelerAustralia/澳大利亚
出版社	PenguinBooksAustraliaLtd
出版时间	2006-05-01

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TonyandMaureenWheelerestablishedLonelyPlanetPublicationsinthebasementofaterracehouseinSydneyin1973,toself-publishamodesttravelguide,AcrossAsiaontheCheap.Goingboldlywherenoothertravelpublisherhadventured,theiraimwastocaterforanewgenerationofindependent,budget-conscioustravellerslongbeforetheadventofmasstourism.Fromthesehumblebeginningsthecompanyhasgrownintoaninternationalpublisherwithmorethan400employees,250writers,officesonthreecontinents,morethan600titlesinprintandannualsalesofoversixmillionbooks.Auniquemixofautobiography,corporatehistoryandtravelbook,TheLonelyPlanetStorytracestheWheelers'personalstoryaswellasthedevelopmentoftheirextraordinarysuccessfulbusiness.Itoffersfascinatinginsightsintosomeofthebeautifulandbizarreplacestheyhavevisited-withaspiritofadventurethathasmadethem,accordingtoNewYorkDailyNews,'thespecialistsinguidingweirdfolkstoweirdplaces'.